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Italian Legal Terms Translation

The following is a list of some of the common legal terms that are likely to come up when buying property
in Italy and their English translations.

  Agente immobiliare   Estate Agent


  Agenzia del Territorio (Conservatoria)   Land Registry
  Agenzia Immobiliare   Estate Agency
  Appartamento   Apartment
  Architetto   Architect
  Assicurazione   Insurance
  Atto di compravendita   Purchase contract
  Avvocato   Lawyer or solicitor
  Bagno   Bathroom
  C.F./Cod. Fisc. (codice fiscale)   Italian Tax Code
  Camera da letto   Bedroom
  Canone di Locazione   Rental Income
  Commercialista   Tax consultant
  Comune   Town Hall
  Community of owners / Residents
  Condominio
Association
  Costruttore   Developer
  Cucina   Kitchen
  Chiave   Key
  Garanzia   Guarantee
  Imposte/Tasse   Tax
  Indirizzo   Address
  Ipoteca   Mortgage
  IUC (Imposta Unica Comunale)   Council Tax
  IVA (Imposta sul Valore Aggiunto—
  VAT (Value Added Tax)
currently 22%)
  Legge   Law
  Light (but often refers to
  Luce
electricity)
  Magazzino   Storage room
  Mobili   Furniture
  Notaio   Notary Public
  Offerta/proposta di acquisto   Purchase offer/proposal
  Permesso   Licence
  Permesso di Costruire   Planning permission
  Piscina   Swimming Pool
  Polizza di assicurazione   Insurance policy
  Procura   Power of Attorney
  Proprietà   Property
  Residente   Resident
  Società   Company
  Terrazza   Terrace
  Terreno   Plot
  Testamento   Will
  Titoli   Title Deeds
  Valore Catastale   Official value of the property
  Vendita / compravendita   Purchase / Buying and selling
  Visura   Land Registry Search

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